Her father was a member of the government of Guyana, South America
before going to Europe first to attend London College, and then coming
to the states to attend Columbia University. Her mother works in
educational administration.
Her writing is featured in Ellen Sussman's anthology Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex.
Her writing is featured in Eve Ensler's anthology book A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer alongside the writing of Edward Albee, Edwidge Danticat, Eve Ensler, Alice Walker, Howard Zinn, Maya Angelou and more.
Debut novel, Dare, is a chick lit retelling of Faust set in the hip-hop world, and is published by Simon and Schuster/Pocket Books.
One of Paper Magazine's Most Beautiful People for 2008.
She started an inspirational podcast in 2005 on iTunes named "The Goddess Factory".